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pion and Clinton. These can all be 

 depended on to ripen, and are good 

 enough for any family in the land. 

 Vegetation being rapid in this district, 

 the j)lants grow quickly, consequently 

 the fruit is very fine, large, and abso- 

 lutely free from insect depredations. 



It being an established fact that fruit 

 can be grown successfully and with pro- 

 fit, I would recommend every settler in 

 this new country to make it a point to 

 plant at least a few of the hardy varieties 

 of apples and grapes, as soon as he has 

 enough ground cleared to make a garden 

 (never mind the stumps). Plant the 

 trees, the stumps will be rotting out, 

 while the trees will be growing up. 



J. P. COCKBURN- 



Gravenhurstu 



WHAT OUR READERS SAY. 



A SUGOESTION. 



T am well pleased with the Canadian 

 Horticulturist, and consider it good 

 value for the one dollar, apart from the 

 plant distribution. 



It is certainly a great improvement 

 having the annual reports bound. Trust 

 you will continue to make improve- 

 ments from year to year, iiutil your 

 pa])er shall rank first among all similar 

 publications on this continent. 



It is perhaps pertinent to add that 

 any information you can give us with 

 regard to Mr. Chjis. GibVs gleanings in 

 Northern and Central Europe will be 

 most acceptable to your subscri))ers 

 residing in the colder portions of our 

 Province, 



Could you not have for one of the 

 questions for discussion at your next 

 meeting, " How to protect trees that 

 are not quite hardy enough to with- 

 stand the rigour of our climate ] " 

 Yours, &c., 



A. A. Wright. 

 Eenfrew, Ont. 



THE BURNET GRAPE. 



The Burnet grape bore well this 

 season, some very good bunches which 

 ripened fairly, notwithstanding the late 

 spring. The grape also set its fruit 

 better than last year. The vine is 

 strong and vigorous, having much the 

 character of growth of Rogers' hybrids. 

 I am inclined to think that cultivated 

 in localities where it will fully ripen, 

 it will prove to be one of the Cana- 

 dian wine grapes of the future. The 

 entire freedom from musky flavor and 

 the peculiarly fine acid flavor ought to 

 produce a wine of higher quality than 

 Clinton or Concord. 



Yours, respectfully, 



George Elliott. 

 Guelph, Ont, 



I express my surprise on reading an 

 article in your October number by Mr. 

 P. E. Bucke, of Ottawa, relative to the 

 Burnet grape. I have always heard of 

 that gentleman as most reliable, but 

 after perusing the article referred to, 

 my opinion is very much changed when 

 I find him lauding up the Burnet grape 

 to the skies, speaking of it as a magnifi- 

 cent grape, and that for flavor and 

 quality of fruit, it is llie Queen of 

 oui-door black grapes. 



Now, I do not pretend to be an 

 authority on grapes, but I do pretend 

 to know a good grape when I tjiste it. 

 I have made the grape especially my 

 hobby for a great many years, and after 

 having fruited the Burnet for several 

 years have thrown it out as worthless. 

 I had several varieties of Rogers and 

 Hybrids growing alongside it which 

 are far superior in every respect, as re- 

 gards size of bunch and berry, flavor 

 and of a far more vigorous growth. 

 Some of my neighbors who were in- 

 duced as well as myself in consequence 

 of articles appearing in the Horticultu- 

 rist to purchase it, are also of the same 



